The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
RUSSIA TO AMERICAN EYES.
E1EsH IMPRESSIONS or THB LAND or
TEE WHITE CyAR.

Keep Ont Refsrn,-Entrauce Ne Uinicuit
as to q Burriar.p rosf nnfe-A Cheeriess
Lsad-wemen's werh q. che Fields.
ST.. PETERsDuRo Oct. b.-Isussian despot-
ism and official cruelty Ia to-day oil that II has
been during the past century. The changes
time has wrought have boon only In the forms
OF application; tho aims and ends are the
same. Alexander III. continues TO hold. as did
Ivan the Terrible. that tho people are the SER
wants OF the Gear, instead Of the ruler being
tho servant Of the people The order OF COM
mon sense and Justice as nowhere else on the
face Of the earth, IL reversed.
Lose In known OF Russia, both inside and
outside the empire. than Of any other country
yot discovered. But great deal has been
written about 1t and published In every Ian
guage. In some countries the reading people
think they know oil about Russia, and have q
very exalted opinion OF 1t. while In others the
effect Of reading has led the people to despise
not only Russia as o country. but the In
habitants and all who have to do with govorn-
Ing It. Most that read Of Russia In America
and learned In England was apocryphal. Even
the maps mised me. and those who had visit
cd the country could render little assistance
in telling mo whore to begin and where to end
my journey.
When. q few weeks ago in New York, I do
termined to visit Russia, and called upon some
acquaintance for information on the subject
Twas to Investigate, I was told that my trip
would certainly be one OF great pleasure and
supreme delight; that the stories concerning
the dcspotism In Russia were false; that need
have no fear OF dungeon horrors and Siberia.
and that should proceed with tho same DELHI.
and 6e en
don my English friends looked aghast. and de-
clared that took my life In my hands when I
The English know, more Of the country. the
customs, and the alleged laws flnd than ths
thou senx to DO
the subject. The English have said and done
% much against Russia that as general rule,
le9es granted strangers.
4, After fort1ight's sojoprn in the region Of
sSSS st hS faefG sod Be 5
and wSas oss WYE az aG
cd to amellorate the tyranny and burdens the
ss S e Se & po
whore entered the country, before / could
see Russian soil. when q passport. plain and
thas EVEN u 81 she ns; q Put
s Syp ars
empt from contempt OF the Emperor. I con;
cludsd that were quite teas IS well
While aliens are put 70 this trouble and ex.
81 sas sf Be- &
lied IL they remain in the country, and their
passports. which cost them ten ronbles a year
In the forms different from other countries.
standing personal scrutiny do not vary greatly
from the usual. But as everything In Russia Is
,ns, nnu ,snenS treyesr IL noa.
through trains from Vienna. BerIiR. and other
one on the frontier at night. The place. is
small, and the station swarMs with Russian
Ss Ssy SSTs witt With s%sh 9yv Hn
boards. and ali dressed in tho most elaborate
uniforms. There p q clanking Of swords. a
bther q and tSither that Is appalling Timid
women travelling alone have been h overcome
who spp!oaohss the inso%er. this Is the hieh-
sst rankins military Official and he takes up
"A 6road.topped cap q red. white. and black;
DARK GOAT trimmed nSSsts With ghi,s
hung e strike the ground q: every step and and
81 sufficient size to gun for buffalo; The pass-
Of the Office OF tho Russian Consul. where tho
On the heels Of this diplomatic officer come
SuPdiss !sh a sS ffe
his trunks already on the counters inside the
station, and II they are unlocked they are open
and the contents are being Dumped on the
is printed matter. Every newspaper. circular,
or book found Is taken out and sent to the
free government, froe schools, or other free In.
SSnd az aSssbss All sao ND
Of doing things he or she Is detained for exami-
aSn dqss RS M
proven their missions clear. They simply have
OSf l s W Who had couple Of trunks dis;
the long counter when his baggage was pulled
and beginning to unlock It. The oflcors
@ DH s % ssse in tn F sShsss
paid for his forwardness by seeing his goods
dumped cut on the floor and everything muss.
complaint. To complain means TO detain. for
the Russian officers are as suspicious Us they
S ss sSs nnmsSd license ehas ons az
I tried to anticipate the officers as much as
eagerly opened my satchels. The pockets OF
my garments were turned wrong side, out.
Which, we're IN
pulled out and looked into.
Here ! encountered money changers who
were evidently direct llneal descendants OF
those who were cast out OF the temple. ! had
seen money changers, at other frontier places,
but none like these. No sooner had emerged
from the customs room to tho adjoining res.
taurant for CUP Of the famous Russian tea
than the brace Of money changers approached
mo. Both above six feet In height, they wore
crowns, giving them an ecclesiastical appsar-
ance. One was probably. 10 years old, while
the other was pushing three score and ten.
full white. the other 90 densely block az
their black eyes flashed behind far-ext tending
ioreheads and their large. sinful mouths treni;
bled and quivered under the great beaked
noses, rs they simply extended their hands
we'll filled with paper roubles, and chuckled in
solicitation. Fortunately. had procured
suf1lclency Of Russian money Of my banker at
l, to rer cent. at the hands, OF the money
changers, who frequently rob tho unsophlsti-
Gated traveller to an alarming extent.
Trains entering or emerging from Russia do
not pretend to respect their time card, for tho
reason that they are often detained on the
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